Re: power switch on ATX boards
On Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 06:27:53PM +0100, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> At work, I have a PC running Win95. If you press the 'power' button (it
> isn't really a power switch, it's wired to the main board like the 'reset'
> button), Win95 intercepts the call to shut down the computer so Win95 gets
> shut down cleanly. After that, the computer is turned off.
>
> Now, the real question is: can Linux do that (issue 'shutdown -h now'
> when you hit the power button)?
Err. My ATX mobo has only one button; single press will
suspend, >4sec press will cut power off. That may be
what's happening with the Win95, and it's standard APM.
Try making an APM-enabled kernel.
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